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Bags and Viewers: A Metaphor for Intelligent Database Access

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We present a way of structuring a database query system to form a bridge between current data handling systems and the data requirements of creative work. The interface is based around specifying the contents of “bags” of objects and inspecting them using “viewers”, which can then be used to launch further queries.

The operation of such an interface is described and illustrated by an example session using a prototype system. A number of features of such an interface are presented, the metaphor is discussed and a number of areas for future work are indicated.

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  1. Human Communication Research Centre, University of Edinburgh, 2, Buccleuch Place, Edinburgh, EH8 9LW, Scotland

    Robert Inder

  2. Artificial Intelligence Applications Institute, University of Edinburgh, 80, South Bridge, Edinburgh, EH1 1HN, Scotland

    Jussi Stader

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  1. Computing Department, Lancaster University, LA1 4YR, Bailrigg, Lancaster, UK

    Pete Sawyer BSc, PhD

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Inder, R., Stader, J. (1995). Bags and Viewers: A Metaphor for Intelligent Database Access. In: Sawyer, P. (eds) Interfaces to Database Systems (IDS94). Workshops in Computing. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-3818-1_12

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